Biden’s trade, diplomatic, and Pentagon choices need to be free of industry ties.
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How a Biden Adviser Got a Gig With Uber
Jake Sullivan’s side hustle
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How Biden’s Foreign-Policy Team Got Rich
Strategic consultants will define Biden’s relationship to the world.
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Taiwan Funding of Think Tanks: Omnipresent and Rarely Disclosed
Washington researchers cash five- and six-figure checks annually from Taiwan’s government but bury that conflict of interest when writing about U.S.-Taiwan policy.
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Profits Over People: Trump White House Backs Arms Dealers
U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia continue in the face of human rights violations and a brutal war in Yemen.
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A Growing, If Belated, Republican Discord
Today on TAP: The GOP’s love for laissez-faire is finally cooling
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The Kremlin’s Hack Attacks
Wired reporter Andy Greenberg discusses the next wave of Russian cyber crimes in his new book.
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How U.S. Sanctions Intensify the Spread of the Coronavirus in Iran
The global pandemic has killed hundreds in Iran, and economic sanctions are aggravating shortages in a country where scarcity is the norm.
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The Coming Constitutional Crisis Over Iran
As Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi will be in a position to make the next critical move.
